Lasting-machine.



J. J. DOIDGE.

LASTING MACHINE.

uruommn FILED JUNE 12, 1909..

4 SHEETSSHEET 1 s! JMMM/L BY W,

Patented Dec. 26, 1911;

ATTORNEHS'Q J. J. DOIDGE.

LASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12, 1909.

Patented Dec. 26, 1911.

4 BHEETSSHEET 2 INVENTOR. W BY A TTOAA'IH'J'.

ti s

WITNESSES:

' J. J. DOIDGE.

4 BHEETS-SHEET 3 IVITNESSES: INVENTOR.

J..J. DOIDGE.

LASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUN 12, 1909.

1,012,996. Patented Dec.26,l9 11.

4 BHEETSSHBET 4.

. :F I1 l1 WITNESSES: IV VENTOR.

- A rig km.

'embo UNITED. I STATES PATENT OFFICE."

JOHN J. DOIDGI, OI' BOUT E WEE-AI, IASSACHUBETTS, ABBIGNOB, BY mm: LBSIGMTB, 1'0 3. H. LONG HACHINEBY COIPANY, OF SOUTH MUCH. muonusnr'rs, L CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

LAB'IING-KACEINE.

Inclination of Letters Patent.

per, insole and welt of a welted shoe, in t e usual manner, such improvements residing in matters of constructlon distribute throughout the "machine, as hereinafter set forth.

The object ,of my invention is to simplify the machine, enhance ease and facilit of operation of the several mechanisms and devices which combined go to makeup the machine, insure stability, provide for rapidity of operation, and accomplish better results than heretofore.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following. description.

The subject matter of this application relates more especially and specifically to last ing mechanisms and devices operating in the vicinity of the ends of the last, including among other features locking and releasing means for one or both carriages wiper actuating means, a'last clasp and its appurtenances, and last toe supports.

Referring to the accompan ing drawin in which similar referenceciiaracters indicate similar parts throughout the several views Figure 1 is a top plan of a machine ing a practical form of my invention, t e parts being generally in their inactive positions; Fig. 2, a front elevation of said machine with a last in place and the parts generally in their active positions, a

portion of the frame or bed being brokenout to disclose more full the toe support for the last underneath; ig. 3, a cross-sec-,.

tion through the bed and an end view ofone of the carriages, showing the operating mechanism for; such carriage; Fig. 4, a detail of the aforesaid support; Fig. 5, a top plan ofone of the wiper heads. with its wiper holders and wipers,the cover plate having been removed; Fig. 6, a bottom lan of the wiper holders shown in the prece 'ng view; Fig.7, a bottom view of the wipersy F 1g. 8, a view of said holders looking at one edge; Fig. 9, (Sheet 3), a top. lan of the parts which appear in Fig. 5, s owing the w pers advanced; Fig. 10, .a top law of a sl ghtly1 modified form of wiper lead and wiper olders, the cover plate having been removed; Fig; 11, a top plan of a wiper head provided wita last clasp, the wiper holders and wipers being omitted; Fi 12, an enlar ed edge view of one of t e clasp sheat s; Fig. 13, an enlarged ed e view of the corresponding plunger, and, %i 14, an. enlarged top (plan of the members s own in the two prece ing views assembled.

'Although the machine shown in Fi 's. 1 and 2 1s designed for Goodyear wor or welt shoes, it is adaptable for McKay work or turned shoes, even without resorting to the changes for which provision is made and as explained in detail further on in this specification.

In'the first three views appear a suitably supported horizontal frame or bed 1, a carmags 2 shdingly mounted at each end of sea bed in horlzontal slideways 3 in the top thereof, a spring 4 to tension such carriage toward the adjacent end of the bed, a lug 5 at such end to limit the outward movement of the carriage, a head fi-pivota-lly mounted at 7 longitudinally of the bed to a carrier 8 which in turn is pivotally mounted at 9 transversely of the bed to said carriage, an adjusting screw 10 for the longitudinal adjustment of said head, an adjusting screw 11 for the lateral or transverse adjustment of said head, a plunger 12 in the outer terminal'or neck 13 of the head, an operating arm or lever 14 for such plunger, such lever being pivoted at 15 to an extension from the bee and at 16 to the outer end of said plunger, a spring 17 which cooperates with the adjusting screw 11, a heel strap or clas 18 pivotally attached to two arms 19 which in turn are pivotally attached to a corresponding number of slides 20 mounted for lateral ad ustment in the ri ht-hand head through the medium of thumi-screws 21-421, and a .post or (jack 22 for a last 23, which jack is rendere vertically adjustable b means of two bevel-gears 24 and 25, a she thand-wheel 27, all of which parts turally and functionall and need not be descrih 26, and a are strucold and well-known ed at greater length Patented Dec. 2c, 1911.

l excepting as may be necessary in some cases in order to render clear an understanding of the new elements and features and'the combinations into which they may enter.

28 and 29 are handles for the adjusting screws 10 and 11, respectively.

Each of the carria es 2 is or may be moved by hand in eit er direction in the slideways 3 through the direct medium of a segment 30 which meshes with a rack 31; and the carriage is locked automatically and released manually through the direct medium of a inion 32 which meshes with a rack 33, and a ratchet 34 and pawl 35, and a trip 36, respectively. The segment 30 is mounted on a vertical pin or stud 37 that rises from a lug 38 on the front of the bed 1, and said segment is provided with an operatin handle 39. The segment operatesin and tirough a slot 113 in the front side of the bed 1. The rack 31 is behind the segment on that part of the base of the carriage which is in the front slideway 3. The

inion 32 and ratchet 34 are integral or astened together and mounted loose on a vertical pin or stud 40 rising, from the top of the bed, and the pawl 35 is pivotally mounted at 41 on the bed and normally held in engagement with said ratchet by a spring 42 attached at one end to said pawl and at the other end to the bed, the pivot 41 being between the ratchet-engaging end of the pawl and the point where said spring is attached to the pawl. The rack 33 is behind the ratchet 34 on the carriage above the bed. 5 The free end or heel of the pawl,

which is immediately behind the back end of the trip 36, carries a pin 43. The trip 36 is pivoted intermediate of its ends to the stud 37 at 44; its back end is in contact with the pin 43, and its front end is of a convenient shape to be'pressed by the thumb of a hand graspin the handle .39.

As stated, eac carria e 2 is provided with the equipment just escribed, hence by grasping and swinging. outward, that is, toward the adjacent end of the machine,- either handle 39 the corresponding carriage is advanced toward the last 23, through the medium of the segment 30 to which said handle is attached and the rack 31- which meshes with said segment, and such carriage is locked against retreat instantly such movement 0. said handle ceases, owing to h .the engagement between the rack 33 with which the carriage is provided, the meshing pinion 32, and the associated awl and ratchet, the latter having permltted' said pinion to'rotate freely as the carriage ad: vanced but operating instantly to .lock the parts when the carriage stopped.

By again grasping the handle 39 previously' noted and pressing down on the front end of the trip 36 the release of the associated carriage is effected and said carriage is then returned to its starting point at the adjacent end of the bed. The re lease of the carriage is effected because, when the trip 36 is rocked on its pivot 44, it acts'on the pin 43 to actuate the pawl 35 out ofian agement with the ratchet34, thus leaving t e pinion 32 free and thereby enabling the rack 33 and'the carriage to move outward. The sprin 4 which has one end attached to said carriage performs its usual function. g

Referring next more particularly to Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 for a clear understanding of the head 6 mounted on either carriage 2, and the mechanism contained in said head, it will be observed that such head is recessed at .45 to accommodate a pair of wipers 46 and a pair'of wiper holders 47 together with the operating mechanism for the same, and is cut out at the end op osite the neck 13 as usual. The holders 4 are not fastened together, but have edges which come together when said holders are drawn in, as best shown inFi 5 and 6,- the abutting edges then coinciding with the longitudinal center of the head 6. At the inner ends of the holders 47 underneath are two anti-friction'rollers 48 which are in close proximity when said-Jholders are drawn in.

cut shoulders 49 being formed and arranged at the; proper angle to each other to afford confining abutments for beveled edges 5050 at the back of said wipers. Headed studs 5151 are set in the thin portions of the holders, in front of the shoulders 50. The wipers 46, which are pivotally connected at 52, are slotted at 5353 to receive the shanks of the studs 51 with the heads of such studs in engagement with the bottoms of said wipers. The working frontportions of the wipers extend beyond the indented edges of the head 6 and holders 47,

and are not unlike other wipers of a similar type in shape and function.

The undersides of the thick portions of the holders 47 are recessed at 5454 to accommodate a pair of links 55, and have holes 5656 therein for the ivotstuds at the front ends of such lin and holes 5757 therein for the pivot studs at the front or inner ends of a second pair of links 58, such recesses and holes being plainly seen in Fig. 6. The links pivotally connect the holders 47 with opposite ends of a cross-head 59 at the inner end of the plunger 12 in the recess 45 in the head 6, and the links 58 pivotallyconnect said holders with said head 6. The cross-head 59 is provided with a central pointed or angular art which bears between the rollers 48 and is adapted to separate said rollers and the holders with imam,

the wipers when said cross-headis forced toward the open head of the head. A cover late 60, shown in the first two views, is lted to the head 6 over the recess 45 therein. Mounted on two bmes 61 on opposlte sides of the head- 6 near the front end are horizontal anti-friction rollers 62-62 for the holders 47, said rollers being so located as to form abutments for the wipers 46 are held securely between the to draw in, until the members are their wipers46 outward in and from the floor of the recess and the thin parts of the holders 47, and that said wi ers and their holders are firmly connect I tened to ther by means of the headed studs 51 and til e undercut shoulders 49; and it is seen further .that, when the cross-head59 is advanced by the plunger 12, it forces said holders forward with'the wipers ahead of it and at the same time separates the holders at the back and so causes the wipers to turn on their pivot 52 and their workin edges is osed as shown in Fig. 9, thelinks 55 and 58 ing tributary in brm ing about the desired result and the rol ers 48 and 62 serving to facilitate the operation. The holders 47 and the wipers are drawn back into the head 6 and the movable parts restored to their former or initial positions when the plunger 12 is moved outward again. The wi mg operation at either the heel or toe end 0 the 'last, by which the upper is laid down or wi over the insole preparatory to being tac ed or otherwise secured thereto, is essentially the same in this machine and with the mechanism described above as in other machines for a similar purpose.

For McKay or turned work, where it is desirable to advance the wi ers a short distance before wiping in, t e rollers 48 and the links 58 may beomitted, and in place of these members two rollers 64 may be provided in the recess 45 and a cam slot 65 in each holder 47 for one of said last-mentioned rollerssee Fig. 10. Otherwise the construction of the wiper devices is the same as before. The slots 65 are of such shape and so located in the holders 47 that, when the latter are drawn in, the front portions of such slots are parallel while the rear ortions converge or approach each -ot er.

When actuated forward the cross-head 59 in this case does not act directly on the holders 47 to separate or open them, either at the start as in the other case, or at an time, but throughthe sole agency of the llIlkS 55 said cross-head moves said holders with art of the recess 45. During the first aforesaid outward movement 0 these holders and while the rollers 64 are in the parthem or rather are moved b wipers are retracted and with the other movable allel portions of -the slots 65 said holders remain closed, but as soon as the conver portions of said slots arrive at said In rofiers the holders commence to open or separate, with the wiper pivot 52 as a fulcrum in precisely the same way as did the other ho ders, and to cause the working edges of thewi rs to swin toward each other, since sai wipers are ocked fast to the holders and move in exact accord with them. The

members of this construction return to initial position upon the outward movement of the operating plunger 12 therefor. or fas- A toe strap or clasp 66, similar to the heel clasp 18 excepting that the former is shaped to conform more or less closely portion of the last 23 while the latter is shaped to conform more or -'less closely to the heel portion of said last, has its terminals pi otally attached at 67-67 to the heads 0 two plun ers 68. which fit into a corresponding num r of sheaths 69. Each plunger 68'is arranged to slide in its sheath 69, and is tensioned outwardly bymeans ofa sprin 70 in saidsheath behind said plunger. he sheaths are desi ed to lie in the recess 45 in the head 6 at t e toe end of the machine, with their outer or rear ends bearing against the rear wall of said recess between the sides of the recess-and a raised part .71 of the floor of the recess, which raised part is provided in the head 6, last described, to support the cross-head and the to the toe.

other movable members above the floor for said sheaths.

Arranged for longitudinal adjustment, 72 tapped into the back by-means of a screw side of the left-hand arallel transverse ribs 74 which form a s ideway on the bottom of the head for such bar. Slidingly mounted in the slide 73 at rightangles thereto is a short bar 75 which has its front end connected with the clasp 66 between the pivotal points 67. A slotted upright 76 at the back endof the slide 73 1s received between two flan es -77 on the screw 72 near its head, am? the slide and screw are thus connected for longitudinal movement, so that said slidefollows said screw in whichever direction" it, may be moved by turning it in or out of the head 6. By operating the screw 72 the bar 75 can be located so as to be exactly in line with the longitudinal center of the last; this is important because it is necessary in order to adjust the clasp 66 to the best advantage to provide. an anchorage as it'were at this point for said clasp. -The clasp 66 is rought into contact with the toe of the last 23 at the time the left-hand head 6 is actuated forward, and such contact is close 105 head 6,is a bar or slide '73 located beneath said head in two When the 'head 6 is, advanced thebar 75' slips backward in theslide 73, or more cor-' rectly the latter moves' forward on the bar.

The clasp 66 and its appurtenances can be used. in connection with the wiper mecha nism for'the Goodyear work as well as with that for the McKay work; furthermore, said claspeand appurtenances need not necessaraltogether from the left-hand head 6.

The clasps 18 and 66 are of usual con struction.

A de ressor 7 8, for the toe"of the last, consistso a suitably bent rod having one end pivotally attached at 79 to the top of the left-hand cover plate and a handle 80 at the opposite end of'said rod, and provided with a foot piece 81 that is loosely connected with the rod at a oint which will enable said foot piece to be rought down onto the last, or the insole of a shoe thereon, a short distance from the extreme. toe endof said last. A latch 82 may be provided for. the depressor 7 8, such latch having a handle) 83 and-being pivoted at 84 on the aforesaid plate'60. The position of the latch 82 relative to the pivot 79 is such as to ermit the former to be-moved by the hand e 83 so as to bring the rear end of said latch beneath a short projection 85 on the depressor 78 when the'latter'isin operative position, such projectionthen-lyinglimmediately to the left of the pivot 79.- T e o eration of the depressor and its latch w-i be more fully explainedin connection with the toe support for the last'whicli will now be taken up.

It is necessary to support the toeof the last quite firmly and for this purpose I rovide 1n addition to'rthe depressor 78, w ich is of the natureof a support as will be presently made plain,-. the evice illustrated in Fig. 4 and in Figs. 1 and 2, This device comprises a vertical rod 86 slidingly mounted in a sleeve 87 at theback end of an angular bracket 88 which is securely bolted to the bottom of the bed 1, a second rod 89 vupwardly: spring-pressed and ivoted to the firstat 90 in such a manner t at said second rod can swing in the longitudinal central plane of the last 23, within which plane said rods are situated, an upwardly springpressed plunger 91 carried b said rod 89 and su porting a rest 92 whic is pivoted at 93 to t e head of said plunger, the pivot 93 being parallel with the pivot 90, a turnbuckle 94 and an extension '95 of the rod 86,

and a treadle 96. .Said'treadle is pivotalllya vconnected at 97 with a fixed frame 98 whic may be so constructed as to limit the upward movement of the treadle. The extension employed at all, but may be omittedcross-bar is an adjusting wheel 102, and

his pivoted at 99 to the treadle 96, and the turn-buckle 94 connects adjacent terminals of said extension and the rod 86, which terminals have right and left screw-threads to enga e similar screw-threads in said turnbuc e. This turn-buckle provides for increasing or decreasing the length of the su porting column for the rest 92. A chec nut 100 threaded to the rod .86 below the sleeve '87 limits the upward movement of 75 said rod and permits such limit of move ment' to be changed.

Loosely mounted on the rod 89 is a crossbar 101, threaded to said rod above said 80 loose on the rod above said wheel is a sleeve 103 to the right-hand side of which at 104 1s pivoted one end of a horizontal screw 105 loosely mounted in a slotted cross piece 106 extending between the front and back sides of the bed 1; The cross-bar 101 is tensioned upwardly against the wheel 102 by two springs 107, each of which springs is attached at the lower end to one'end of said cross-barand at the upper end to a hook 108 fastened to the bedl. The tension of the springs 107 is varied by turning the wheel 102 up or down on the rod 89 to decrease or lncrease such tension. A11 adjustin wheel 109 ismounted on the screw 105, in t readed enga ement therewith between the sides of the sot in the cross piece 106, and by turnmg this wheel in-one direction the rod 89 is rocked on the ivot 90 to the right, and by turning said w eel in the o posite direction sald rod isrocked to-theile provision thus being made for positioning the rest 92 at any polnt longitudinally, against the instep of the last 23. A comparatively light spring 110 is placed in the bore in the rod 89 for the plunger 91 and serves to press the latter upwardly, and there is a pin 111 which pro ects from said plungerinto a slot 112 in sald rod to limit the upward movement of the plunger and prevent the same from turnmg. I

The above described column support for the toe or instep of the last 23 is capable of being adjusted to this or any last with great exactitude, as will be readily per- 115 ceived.

In practice, after the column support has been properly adjusted through the medium of the turn-buckle 94, check-nut 100, and wheels 102 and 109, the depressor 78 is swung over with itsfoot-piece 81 on the last,

the treadle 96 is depressed to draw down the thereon is first placed on" the Thus the last is securely held at the toe as well as at the heel.

It is notdeeme'd necessary to 0 into the gperation of the machine as a w ole and-in tail, inasmuch as such description would in the main consist merely of a recapitulation of what has gone before coupled .with a description which applies to any ordinary lasting machine, but'm a very general we the operation may be set outas follows: last with ashoe in process of manufacture geek 22, and then the handles 39 are gras e and swung outward or away from eac other to ad-' vance the carriages 2 until the clas s 18 and 66 bear hard against .the heel an toe, respcctively, of and last, with the shoe-upper between, the automatic locks for the carriage-actuating mechanism operating to retain said carriages in"whatever position the may be left when said handles are release In the event that the clasp 66 be'not employed, the left-hand carria 2 is advanced only far enough to position t e head 6' thereon near to the toe of the last but not in contact therewith. Next the depressor 78 and rest 92 through the medium of their cooperatmg supporting parts and members are manipulated to position and. m the last at or near the toe end. Now the bee wipers are actuated by means of the'rignt hand l'ever 14 and intervening over onto the'last the rejecting portions of the'upper at this on and following this wiping of the heel the toe wi ers are actuated by means of the left-han lever 14 and intervening parts to turn over onto the last the projecting ortions of the upper at the toe end. Fina y, after the wipers at both ends have erformed their work and been retracted, t e treadle 96 is de ressed long enough to allow the depressor 8 to beunlatched and thrown over to the left out of the way, the trips 86 are operated to unlock the carriages 2, said carriages are moved outward tofree thelast from the appurtenances carried by the heads 6 at their inner ends, and said last is taken'ofi of the jack" 22. The machine is'now ready for a repetition of the several operations just explained, or will be as soon as another last and shoe are placed therein.

It isunderstood, of course, that the wiped portions of the u per are tacked, ta ed, or otherwise fastene to the insole whi e held in lace'by the wipers.

do not'desire to limit myself to the details of construction which I have illustrated and described, since they may be varied-to suit different requirements.

What I claim as mg invention, and desire to secure by Letters atent, is-

1. The combination, in a lasting machine, with a suitable bed, and a carria for wiper mechanism mounted for rec1procal parts to turn movement on said bed, of oscillatory act-d ating means mounted at .oneside of said bed ,for such carria e, and means also mounted at one side 0 said bed to lock automatically sucli carriage at various points in its inward travel.

2. The combination, in a lasting machine, with a suitable bed, and a carriage for wiper mechanism mounted for reciprocal movement on said bed, of oscillatory actu ating means mounted at one side of said bed for such carria e, and means also mounted at one side 0 said bed to lock automaticall lg such carriage at any point inits inwa travel, to hold it against outward movement, without interfering with such inward travel of the carriage.

3. The combination, with a suitable bed, and a carriage for the wiper mechanism mounted to reciprocate in such bed, such carria e being provided with two racks one above t to one of said racks, a pinion also mounted on saidrbed in engaging relation to the other of saidracks, and a pawl and ratchet for said pinion.

4. The combination, in a lasting machine, with a suitable bed, and a carriage for the wiper mechanism mounted to reciprocate in such bed, such carriage being provided with two racks one above the other, of a segment mounted on said bed to operatively engage one of said racks, a pinion also mounted on said bed to mesh with the other of said in a lasting machine,

e other, of a se' ment mounted on said bed in engaging re ation racks, a ratchet fast to said pinion, a pawl for said ratchet, and a trip arranged to actuate said pawl out of engagement with said ratchet. c

5. The combination, in a lasting machine, with a suitable wiper head provided with guiding abutments for wiperholders, such abutments being at opposite edges but outside ofthe course for such holders, of wipers and wiper holders in such head, such wipers being connected with said holders andthe latter being a'rran ed to slide in said head with their outer e ges in contact with said abutments, a plun er grovided with a crosshead in the wiper ea tween said cross-head and said holders, and means to cause said holders to separate at the back with said wipers and so to actuate the working edges of the wipers toward each other when the holders are advanced. 6. The combination, in a lastin machine, with a suitable wiper head, 0 pivotally connected wipers and holders therefor in such head, such wipers being attached to such holders and the latter being arran ed to slide in said head, a plunger provi ed with a cross-head in the wiper head, link connections between such cross-head and said holders, and means to cause said holders to separate at the back and to turn 7. ,The combination recess, s ringress Coirections in Letters Patent No. 1,012,996.

ter or fulcrum to close in the working edges of the wipers when the holders are. advanced.

with a suitable wi er ead, of pivotally con nected wi are an holders therefor in such head, suc wi is be attached to such holders and t e latter ing arranged to slide in said head, guidin abutments for the lateral edges of the ho ders, a plunger rovided with a cross-headin the wiper ead, link connections 'betweensaid crosshead and said holders, and means to cause said holdersto' separate at theback and to turn with the wipers on the wiper pivot as a center or fulcrum to close in the working edges of the wipers as the holdersare advanced. 1 g

8. vThe combination, in a lasting-machine, with a recessed wiper head, and wiper: holder mechanism in the recess in said head of sheaths located in such recess under said mechanism and havin end portions in such 1 plungers extending and a flexible clasp confrom sai .shea nected with'said plungers'.

v 9. The combination, in 'a' lasting machine,

[sun] in a lasting machine,

with a suit able wiper head rovided with a transverse slideway, of a. sli e in such slide-' portin means carried by said head or t e ends 0 such clasp, and an intermediate slip connection between said clasp and said slide, whereby. said connection is moved laterally withfsaid slide and free movement between thetwo longitudinally of said connection is permitted," a

.10. The" combination, in a lasting machine, with asuitable wiper head rovided with a slideway, of a slide in such sideway, means to adjust such slide longitudinally, sheaths carried by-said head, s ring-pressed plungers extending from. suc sheaths, a flexible clas connected with said plungers, and 'a mem r in sliding relation to said slide and connected with. said clasp, such member bein arranged at right-angles to said slide an adapted to be moved later.

ally thereby.

i l JOHN J. DOIDGE.

Witnesses:

- RICHARD H. Lone, E GENE A. Omit.

, It is hereby certified that the assignee in Letters Patent No. 1,012,996, granted December 26, 1911, upon the application of John Doidge, of South Framingham, Massachusetts, for an improvement inv Lasting-Machines, was erroneously described and specified R. H. Long Machinery Company, whereas, said assignee should have beendescribed and specified as The R. H Long Machinery O'ompany; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the casein the Patent Oflice.

Signed and sealed this 13th day of February, A. 1912.

' cs0 BILLINGS,

Acting C'ommiaaiomr of Pqtenta.

7. ,The combination recess, s ringress Coirections in Letters Patent No. 1,012,996.

ter or fulcrum to close in the working edges of the wipers when the holders are. advanced.

with a suitable wi er ead, of pivotally con nected wi are an holders therefor in such head, suc wi is be attached to such holders and t e latter ing arranged to slide in said head, guidin abutments for the lateral edges of the ho ders, a plunger rovided with a cross-headin the wiper ead, link connections 'betweensaid crosshead and said holders, and means to cause said holdersto' separate at theback and to turn with the wipers on the wiper pivot as a center or fulcrum to close in the working edges of the wipers as the holdersare advanced. 1 g

8. vThe combination, in a lasting-machine, with a recessed wiper head, and wiper: holder mechanism in the recess in said head of sheaths located in such recess under said mechanism and havin end portions in such 1 plungers extending and a flexible clasp confrom sai .shea nected with'said plungers'.

v 9. The combination, in 'a' lasting machine,

[sun] in a lasting machine,

with a suit able wiper head rovided with a transverse slideway, of a. sli e in such slide-' portin means carried by said head or t e ends 0 such clasp, and an intermediate slip connection between said clasp and said slide, whereby. said connection is moved laterally withfsaid slide and free movement between thetwo longitudinally of said connection is permitted," a

.10. The" combination, in a lasting machine, with asuitable wiper head rovided with a slideway, of a slide in such sideway, means to adjust such slide longitudinally, sheaths carried by-said head, s ring-pressed plungers extending from. suc sheaths, a flexible clas connected with said plungers, and 'a mem r in sliding relation to said slide and connected with. said clasp, such member bein arranged at right-angles to said slide an adapted to be moved later.

ally thereby.

i l JOHN J. DOIDGE.

Witnesses:

- RICHARD H. Lone, E GENE A. Omit.

, It is hereby certified that the assignee in Letters Patent No. 1,012,996, granted December 26, 1911, upon the application of John Doidge, of South Framingham, Massachusetts, for an improvement inv Lasting-Machines, was erroneously described and specified R. H. Long Machinery Company, whereas, said assignee should have beendescribed and specified as The R. H Long Machinery O'ompany; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the casein the Patent Oflice.

Signed and sealed this 13th day of February, A. 1912.

' cs0 BILLINGS,

Acting C'ommiaaiomr of Pqtenta.

Corrections in Letters Patent No. 1,012,996.

It is hereby certified that the assignee in Letters Patent No.1,012,996, granted December 26, 1911, upon the application of John J. Doidge, of South Freminghem,

Maeeechueette, for an improvement in Lasting-Machines, was erroneously described and specified as R- H. Long Machinery Company, whereas, said essignee should have been described and specified as T [w R. H. Long Mackinaw Com any; end that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Ofiice.

Signed and sealed this 13th day of February, A. D., 1912. I

[emu] CUC. BILLINGS,

Acting Gommigaimw of Patents. 

